Per the magazine: “A deal is close for Ring/WBO junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez to return to action on a date in June or July - as the headliner of a special Ring Magazine event.
Saudi boxing matchmaker Turki Alalshikh is reportedly working on holding a fight in Alcatraz prison, set to feature Teofimo Lopez.
Alalshikh responded to the report on X (formerly Twitter) with a clip from the 1996 action film The Rock, which is set on Alcatraz Island and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris.
Lopez’s fight would be the first of a three-bout deal, which would see The Ring and Riyadh Season collaborate with his promoters, Top Rank.
Lopez last boxed in June, beating Steve Claggett on points to retain the WBO super-lightweight belt.
